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Kingdom of Italy, Vittorio Emmanuele III (1869-1900-1947)
Country: Italy
Grade: XF
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1942 (1939-1943)
Mintage: 99,900,800
Mint: Roma
Value: 20 Centesimi (0.20 Lira)
Metal: Acmonital (ferritic)
Weight: 4 g
Diameter: 21.7 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
References: KM# 75b
Obverse:
Head of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing left and the name of the engraver below the neck.
Lettering:
VITT·EM·III· RE·E·IMP·
G.ROMAGNOLI
Translation:
Vittorio Emanuele III King and Emperor (of Italy)
G. Romagnoli
Engraver: Giuseppe Romagnoli.
Reverse:
Head of a woman facing right (representing Italy) behind a fasces placed at left, in front of her hairs, and adorned with the Savoy shield and with an axe at its left. Value below between the date at right and the mintmark plus the year of Fascist Era on the left.
Lettering:
ITALIA
R
XX 1942
C.20
Translation:
Italy
R
XX 1942
20 Centesimi
Engraver: Giuseppe Romagnoli.
Edge:
Reeded.
Mints:
Aosta, Italy.
R (excluding 1943) Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1911-date)
Comments:
Coins in pure acmonital are magnetic and more brilliant and darker that coins km# 76a, that have also a part of Nickel.
A part of 1943 coins were minted in Aosta but with the "R" mintmark, so are totally indistinguishable by those minted in Rome.
Reference : KM# 75b, Schön# 76b
Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1...
Collection : Italian States - Pre Risorgimento (1250-1861) & Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Republic (1946-date)